Fort Bragg - Mendocino County, CA

Mendocino county is among the most sparsley populated counties in California, two milllion acres big, about 3,500 square miles of gorgeous redwoods, crashing waves on deserted beaches, and miles of places without cellphone reception. There are nine Indian reservations in the county, and just 87,000 people recorded in 2000. That’s empty!

Back on the road again, the coastal town of Fort Bragg surprised us. It’s a former mill town, of about 7500 residents, with the most desirable beach front real estate taken up by a 400-acre former Georgia Pacific lumber mill. read more..